Visual & Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin

What traits are you looking for in a visual and performing arts school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's visual and performing arts program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 395 students received a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts from UT Austin.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Visual & Performing Arts section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Visual & Performing Arts (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Master’s Degree in Visual & Performing Arts
• Doctorate Degree in Visual & Performing Arts

UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks visual and performing arts programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The visual and performing arts major at UT Austin is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Visual & Performing Arts. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	7
	11
Most Focused Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Degree Schools	46

In 2021, 118 students received their master’s degree in visual and performing arts from UT Austin. This makes it the #26 most popular school for visual and performing arts master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in visual and performing arts, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Visual & Performing Arts Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the visual and performing arts majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Program

Of the 395 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in visual and performing arts from UT Austin in 2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in visual and performing arts at UT Austin are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its visual and performing arts bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	38
Black or African American	26
Hispanic or Latino	86
White	214
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

UT Austin Visual & Performing Arts Master’s Program

Of the 118 students who graduated with a master’s in visual and performing arts from UT Austin in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 38% men graduate in visual and performing arts each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in visual and performing arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	55
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in visual and performing arts. In 2021, 43 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Visual & Performing Arts

Visual & Performing Arts majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Music	140
Fine & Studio Arts	131
Drama & Theater Arts	102
General Visual & Performing Arts	84
Design & Applied Arts	82
Dance	19

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That Visual & Performing Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in visual and performing arts can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Graphic Designers	13,480	$50,700
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	6,240	$71,520
Producers and Directors	5,300	$69,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.